Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
Robert “Tick” Cloherty sported a black and white striped shirt with pride during 25 basketball and 35 football seasons, officiating seven WPIAL Championships and scores of playoff games. Fair and precise between the white lines, Cloherty served as President of the West Penn Basketball Officials and President of the Eastern Association of Interscholastic Football Officials. He served the latter as its Assigning Secretary for a decade. A PIAA member for 50 years, “Tick” began a stellar career in education at Penn Hills in 1962. In 1970, he became the Business Manager at Swissvale and remained through the formation of the Woodland Hills School District, retiring in 1992. In addition to his high school duties, Cloherty served as the scoreboard operator at Heinz Field for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. Cloherty is a 1997 inductee and member of the Executive Board of the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. For 30 years, he served as President. Today, the Chapter is named for him. He was also inducted into the East Boros Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. He was a four-time First Team All-State football star at Clarion.